Data usage

[embacher]

Data is turned off on my phone. My account shows data usage labeled "Web" How come? and what does that mean.

[Dunkman]

@embacher 

There is a well known data buffer about 5 Mb even with your data turned off.  For example, when your plan renews, the data tracker will show 5 Mb usage even though no data is used. It is not an ongoing data leakage. 

Sometimes your phone may also try to access data with its background services.  Should not be a significant data loss

[JK8 · Accepted solution]

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@embacher wrote:

Data is turned off on my phone. My account shows data usage labeled "Web" How come? and what does that mean.

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If you turn your data off and on or even turn your phone off with data enabled, your phone will call to the public mobile data server. This is to enable mms on your phone. This data is free. Nothing to worry about.